larryllix

Thanks for your illuminating comments but it seems like my bulbs are all screwed.

lol WiFi bulbs get 1% brightness in any colour. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

I use WiFi controlled LED RGBCW bulbs throughout using the MagicHome/LEDenet protocol. I have only two LED lamps that use Insteon LampLincs in my bedroom and they dim fine down to about 12% with better brands of bulbs. I have about 15 more LampLincs in my junk box currently. After I downsized I have never installed any SwitchLincs back into service as I use Alexa vocal control mostly now. If that fails they are all fully operable from a wall switch or a WiFi mobile app. No cloud required, just a router. If that also failed they will operate via BT on a similar app. I was going to implement Zwave also but after testing a few devices I decided against full Zwave expansion. They seem poorly implemented after Insteon experience. RGBCW bulbs run about $8 each now and come in various sizes up to 10W each. I have many RGBW 5m strips that are compatible, as well as two floor lamps that only do whites from 2500K to 6500K from the same apps and ISY software.

is your am and pm set correctly ? I've been fooled many times with that on other clocks. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

yup..zinggggg! Wrong level....,( referring to my previous post.) lol. Who cares what Insteon does with Matter? I am not ready to throw away all my I Insteon system so I can buy Matter supported devices and I am not about to throw my PLM away so I can buy a Matter supporting Insteon Hub 3 when I have a UDI smarthub already. Why would Matter mean anything to Insteon. Insteon is also a protocol, the same as Matter. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

Better yet, I wonder when Insteon Tech (IT) is going to support hardwired Ethernet. All UDI products have had Ethernet ports on them for a decade. Maybe RJ45 plugs can be added to IT devices. /sarc off/ People..Matter is a new wireless coomunications protocol, not a hardware connection plug. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

How old is your router ? I had an ASUS router AC92u? that was short of memory and it started doing really strange things around the 51 devices mark. Unknown to me, ASUS doubled the NVRAM in the later released model. I spent a few years fighting with it before buying four new ones that all had bugs in them also. All my MH protocol bulbs and strips work 99% now. However I use my own software bridge. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

...and variables can be cloned and synced together between ISYs/ polisys, and eISYs, easily with NRs triggered by variable value changes. If both devices can hear WiFi or Ethernet signals it's easy and it can be bidirectional also.

I think the local vs online is just inside the app. IIRC When the "online" bit is set in the request packet sent, the bulb doesn't respond with a confirmation, . This makes it faster for animations also. IIRC a long click on the device in some apps will get you the device settings. Some of the apps will not allow local control. I always had to use the fluxnet app to achieve no cloud connection.

Port 80 is always assumed by drivers when you do not specify, so maybe the drivers see the 80 and don't specify a port to conflict with the 8080 that they didn't know wasn't part of the IP address???

v5.5.5 installed and runs fine on my polisy AFAICT. Haven't seen any problems yet but no Zmatter or Zwave usage yet.

Flag @bmercier to see if he is aware or knows something about that. He may have a fix or at least want to know.

..and UDI likes to see, firsthand, some of the quirks that happen. It helps them improve things.

Did you try restarting the NSs in polisy? I had to do that every time in the past. My ecobee NS seems to have fixed that and heals like a trained dog now.

Add the port number to the IP address like this. 192.168.0.165:8080 I do not have a WC8 board anymore so I cannot verify this.

Put an AND pair of parentheses arround all your OR logic lines. It is in the upper edit box. If [ Time is 1:00:00AM Or Time is 2:00:00AM Or Time is 3:00:00AM Or Time is 4:00:00AM Or Time is 5:00:00AM Or Time is 6:00:00AM Or Time is 7:00:00AM Or Time is 8:00:00AM Or Time is 9:00:00AM Or Time is 10:00:00AM Or Time is 11:00:00AM Or Time is 12:00:00AM Or Time is 1:00:00PM Or Time is 2:00:00PM Or Time is 3:00:00PM Or Time is 4:00:00PM Or Time is 5:00:00PM Or Time is 6:00:00PM Or Time is 7:00:00PM Or Time is 8:00:00PM Or Time is 9:00:00PM Or Time is 10:00:00PM Or Time is 11:00:00PM Or Time is 12:00:00PM ] And $sMotionOff is 1 Then

I guess the MS devices are gone forever? What kind of lighting automation is there without ISY knowing you are home or occupying any room? Maybe Insteon has become just a remote control system, now. It sure would be nice if Insteon would get the bugs out of the MS II that was created and make it available for users.

My PLM has never died and I have moved to a polisy, buying a new USB PLM at the time so I have a spare, and another PLM spare from when the PLM dying fad was a real thing. There are enough users going to other protocols, you should be able to pick up a used PLM or a rebuilt as a backup, should your PLM actually conk out. ...or... Wait until the new Insteon PLM gets released in March? It will likely be much more reliable design than the old ones, if you have noisy power lines.

No. It's a dynamic and constantly changing list. There are more selections than PG2 and many are free and most are only a few bucks. Sent from my SM-G781W using Tapatalk

It's a secret!

It appears you used Integer variable instead of State variables. Only State variables will trigger programs to run.

How many variables?

Except for the LED strips and BR-30 bulbs, they are all Edison style bulbs, as far as I understand the style. Here is one of the many. These are both WiFi and BT interface. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0948YYG4P/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_4?smid=A3ONNTHJ5O4KNF&psc=1

I use MagicHome protocol bulbs. They require some bridging software which I run inside my polisy, or you can try the MagicHome NS. It was a take-off via another programmer into a NS. They produce good dual white light as well as RGB and typically run about $8 each without any hub required. They come in 5W, 7W and 9W bulbs as well as BR-30 style and LEDenet RGBW strips, and many dual white floor lamps.